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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Thursday thanked Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) for confronting Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo on his views on Islam, but was silent on another issue Booker brought up – his stance on homosexuality.

Under Booker's questioning in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo stood fast on his opposition to same-sex marriage, but declined to answer directly when asked whether he believes "gay sex is a perversion."

He did say, however, that "my respect for every individual, regardless of their sexual orientation, is the same."

Earlier, Booker had challenged Pompeo on his views and statements on Islam, and specifically his associations with two Americans reviled by CAIR and others for their views on Islam – Center for Security Policy president Frank Gaffney and ACT for America chairman Brigitte Gabriel.